Top 7 Performance (Country Week with Martina McBride)

1. Phil Stacey (wow,he was so great.It's his best performance so far.I liked his voice in this performance,no more horrifying sound,this is the kind of performance that i can listen too anyday of the week.Good job,Phil.I never thought that coming) My #3 Pick

2. Jordin Sparks (that was superb.Her voice is so amazing.She seems to always hit the high notes with no difficulty at all.That was a great performance)

3. Sanjaya Malakar (if he gave it more power to his voice,it might be a great performance.Too bad he sang it like usual,in his smooth voice.I think this song needs a bigger and powerful voice though to make it great) Bottom Picks

4. Lakisha Jones (i agreed with the judges.She seemed to had a difficulty when she was singing this song.Her breath couldn't cope with the song and she stopped few times in some notes. It was weird really and shouty.I think it was her worst performance so far) *notes:after i heard it on my winamp,it even worse,i'm afraid for her tomorrow.Hope she doesn't get eliminated* Bottom Picks

5. Chris Richardson (i enjoyed that performance,but i thought his voice little bit overwhelmed by the bands.I thought it was good choice of song though.) *wow,he brave enough to talk back to Simon.I think Simon was so mad because the contestants more likely to talk back to the judges this year because they know that they don't have to be a winner to have a success in music industry.Look at Chris Daughtry*

6. Melinda Doolittle (it was one of her best performance.She brought back the fun Melinda that appeared back then at the Top 24 performance) My #2 Pick

7. Blake Lewis (i think it was the best performance of the night.I liked the song choice.His voice was great.It's awesome) My #1 Pick

Hmm,i dunno if i can call tonight one of the best night on AI this year. But definitely tonight was below my expectations. Even last year country week was much better than this.
Btw i thought Martina's advice was great though.And i'm looking forward to her performance tomorrow.

Top 8 Results

I'm so glad no shocking elimination happened tonight (example: Lakisha get the boot,etc).Haley Scarnato went home tonight,and i'm sure she will become big.She can go to Hollywood Records or record company that affiliates with Disney and get music contract because her voice suited for that.And i think she can do well in pop genre.

Btw because of 1 hour result show,i thought it seemed waste too much times on joke,etc. Even Akon performance didn't suit the theme this week or maybe it compatible because the melody of "Don't Matter" sound kinda beachy and carribean-ish ly. I bet Akon's performance was already taped before (i read it few weeks ago that when Gwen Stefani's performed on the show,they taped Akon's "Don't Matter" performance and Robin Thicke performance to put it in the show to come)

Can't wait for Country Week with Martina McBride next week.Oh yeah,i'm so excited and really going nuts now because Ryan Seacrest said on the show that Celine Dion gonna perform in Idol Gives Back.YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hilary Duff's Dignity's Sales

It is in number 3 position in HitsDailyDouble chart and it sold more than 144k. Congratz for her.

Here's the link: http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/salescht.cgi

Top 8 Week Performances (Latin Theme with Jennifer Lopez)

1. Melinda Doolittle (i thought it was sultry,smooth,soft and pretty good performance.Not great though.I expect her to blow us in the weeks to come,because in the recent weeks she has been performing "pretty good" and i expect "greatness"from her)

2. Lakisha Jones (i really enjoyed her performance.It was very sexy and great.I agreed with her and applauded her that she's stepped out from her comfort zone.I dunno why the judges trashed her) My #2 Pick

3. Chris Richardson (wow,that was great performance.I never thought that he could become such a great frontrunner.Two thumbs up for Chris) My #3 Pick

4. Haley Scarnato (i really liked her performance.It was fun and the beat was so good.Although i agreed with the judges that she's been trying to put on less clothes each week.However this one was one of her best performance i thought)

5. Phil Stacey (he ended his performance great.Although i always get scared by his voice,but i think his voice tonight was pretty good.Still little bit sound boring though) Bottom Picks

6. Jordin Sparks (it was an okay performance for me) Bottom Picks

7. Blake Lewis (one of the best tonight,very great performance,good choice of song)

8. Sanjaya Malakar (OMG!!That was so great!!I never thought he wanted to get serious this time and brought the house down.So proud of him tonight.) My #1 Pick

As i thought from the first time i heard there was gonna be a Latin night.It would become a disaster.Luckily,it's not too bad.Yes,it's not great night,but overall it's pretty good.I've difficulty to pick my bottom.Because i still think Haley was good,Blake so great,and Melinda so sultry.So i only pick bottom 2 this week.

SHOCKER ELIMINATION!!!

what the..........!!!How come Gina Glocksen went home tonight,she deserved to stay another weeks because overall she has had very good performances.I think Phil or Haley should've gone home instead of her.I can't stand Phil's voice and i always terrified when Haley performs,not because i can't stand her,but i'm afraid she's gonna lose it.Both of them better performs great next week.@_@

Btw too bad Tony Bennett couldn't perform.I really expected him to perform and wanted to know his performance because i haven't seen him perform before.With Michael Buble performing today,his album pre-order sales might increase a lot.

Top 9 Performance Tonight with Tony Bennett

1. Blake Lewis (in the beginning i thought his tempo was way too fast but in the end he finished it well.Pretty good i thought)
2. Phil Stacey (he didn't sell the performance well enough.At last the judges had same opinion with me about his lack of connection on this performance.Although he said that tonight was the night that he's been waiting for,but he delivered a disappointed performance) Bottom 3 Pick
3. Melinda Doolittle (the first half was so-so but she built a great momentum with the song and killed it in the end.She's so great.I agree with the judges that there won't be any negative input for her if she delivers great performance every week.Way to go,Melinda)
4. Chris Richardson (he had fun while he was performing.And i agree with the judges again tonight,that was great performance.Fun,hip,young,likeable.I think it was one of his best performance so far) Top #3 Pick
5. Jordin Sparks (what an amazing vocal she had,although i agree that it was old fashioned,but i loved that style.I think she became a strong contender each and each week.Two thumbs up for her) Top #2 Pick
6. Gina Glocksen (i think it was okay for me.I applauded her though that although she's a rocker chick but she really can deliver jazz/swing performance) Bottom 3 Pick
7. Sanjaya Malakar (it was pretty good,i enjoyed the dancing with Paula.I really hope though that he go out from his comfortable zone in the week to come) Bottom 3 Pick
8. Haley Scarnato (that was pretty good,i thought she could done it better than that.Her performance seemed too much go around the stage for me,and i slightly didn't feel the essence of the song)
9. Lakisha Jones (that was fantastic,i loved it very much.My pick of the best performance of the night) My #1 Pick

Overall although last season's theme like this much better because of the effect and the feeling in the stage.But tonight was very good theme and performances for me.

I loved Elliott Yamin's Debut Single

Artist;Song;Album;Last Position;Highest Position;Times In
1. Katharine McPhee;Over It;Katharine McPhee;2;1;4
2. Joss Stone;Tell Me ‘Bout It;Introducing Joss Stone;8;2;2
3. Avril Lavigne;Girlfriend;The Best Damn Thing;3;1;4
4. Carrie Underwood;Wasted;Some Hearts;4;1;7
5. Vanessa Hudgens;Say OK;V;-;5;1
6. Elliott Yamin;Wait For You;Elliott Yamin;-;6;1
7. Hilary Duff;With Love;Dignity;5;4;5
8. Rascal Flatts;Stand;Me & My Gang;1;1;2
9. Christina Aguilera;Candyman;Back To Basics;7;6;3
10. Relient K;Must Have Done Something Right;Five Score and Seven Years Ago;9;8;4